_CONTENTS_
INTRODUCTION vii
CHAPTER PAGE
I PUDDLEBY 1
II ANIMAL LANGUAGE 7
III MORE MONEY TROUBLES 19
IV A MESSAGE FROM AFRICA 29
V THE GREAT JOURNEY 37
VI POLYNESIA AND THE KING 47
VII THE BRIDGE OF APES 55
VIII THE LEADER OF THE LIONS 67
IX THE MONKEYS’ COUNCIL 75
X THE RAREST ANIMAL OF ALL 81
XI THE BLACK PRINCE 91
XII MEDICINE AND MAGIC 99
XIII RED SAILS AND BLUE WINGS 111
XIV THE RATS’ WARNING 117
XV THE BARBARY DRAGON 125
XVI TOO-TOO, THE LISTENER 133
XVII THE OCEAN GOSSIPS 141
XVIII SMELLS 149
XIX THE ROCK 159
XX THE FISHERMAN’S TOWN 167
XXI HOME AGAIN 174
_ILLUSTRATIONS_
“A little town called Puddleby-on-the-Marsh” _Frontispiece_
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“And she never came to see him any more” 3
“He could see as well as ever” 14
“They came at once to his house on the edge of the town” 15
“They used to sit in chairs on the lawn” 19
“‘All right,’ said the Doctor, ‘go and get married’” 23
“One evening when the Doctor was asleep in his chair” 24
“‘I felt sure there was twopence left’” 31
“And the voyage began” 35
“‘We must have run into Africa’” 41
“‘I got into it because I did not want to be drowned’” 44
“And Queen Ermintrude was asleep” 48
“‘Who’s that?’” 52
“Cheering and waving leaves and swinging out of the branches
to greet him” 61
“John Dolittle was the last to cross” 65
“He made all the monkeys who were still well come and be
vaccinated” 68
“‘_ME, the King of Beasts_, to wait on a lot of dirty
monkeys?’” 70
“Then the Grand Gorilla got up” 76
“‘Lord save us!’ cried the duck. ‘How does it make up its
mind?’” 85
“He began reading the fairy-stories to himself” 96
“Crying bitterly and waving till the ship was out of sight” 109
“‘They are surely the pirates of Barbary’” 114
“‘And you have heard that rats always leave a sinking ship?’” 119
“‘Look here, Ben Ali—’” 127
“‘Sh!—Listen!—I do believe there’s someone in there!’” 136
“‘You stupid piece of warm bacon!’” 153
“‘Doctor!’ he cried. ‘I’ve got it!’” 160
“And she kissed the Doctor many times” 170
“The Doctor sat in a chair in front” 176
“He began running round the garden like a crazy thing” 178
_THE STORY OF DOCTOR DOLITTLE_